Seems kind of quiet this week, without everyone talking about the debt ceiling drama, doesn’t it? Everyone’s heading out on vacation, including Congress. That can only mean one thing: The return of crappy television, punctuated crappy reality shows! If you were busy turning 50 this week, odds are you missed it.
In Apple we trust
Speaking of policy stuff, it was reveal recently that Apple now has more cash than the federal government, or as Steve Jobs calls it, Phase 2 of the Master Plan. Following the debt compromise deal thing, the U.S. Treasury has $2 billion less than the tech giant. In response to this, the government said it plans to introduce its own line of MP3 players this fall.
Not exactly ‘Rat Race’ (Alright, that one was a stretch)
Actor Rowan Atkinson, best known as Mr. Bean here in the U.S., escaped major injury when he crashed his McLaren F1 road car this week. Apparently, he lost control of the car on a slick turn, and ended up hitting a tree. Atkinson escaped with only a shoulder injury. Let this be a lesson t0 all you young drivers out there: No matter how cool it may seem, it’s never OK to drive on the roof of your car.
But can you surf there?
Scientists at NASA got all excited this week and held a press conference to announce that there may be some salt water flowing on Mars. Temperatures rarely reach above freezing in some places, but scientists have noticed geological features that seem to come and go with the seasons, which could mean water exists. However, since the surface is so salty, if water does exist on Mars, it’s salt water. So even if we go to Mars to explore, there still aren’t any cool aliens, and you can’t drink the water, it’s like New Jersey.
It’s Friday, which means only one thing: news from Tinseltown! For those of you who didn’t lose your virginity in a depression (and recessions don’t count), we mean Hollywood: land of dreams and stained casting couches, home of the neediest waiters and baristas in the world!